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Not yet epic-level but we're hitting level 20 this weekend. Here's one thing I noticed that's different from the Heroic Tier: 1) Lots of status effects on both sides of the table. Varying on your monster selection, as a GM, you'll be tracking a lot of conditions on players, from ongoing...

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I think this boiled down to expectations. First off, let's analyze the Purple Worm shall we? It's a level 16 Solo -- belonging to the Paragon Tier. I've noticed that by the Paragon Tier, the "Save or Die" effects start popping up. The Nightwalker has it, the Beholder has it, and in this case...

There are, I think, two ways one could have prevented and gotten out of that situation. One is rules familiarity (i.e. knowledge of what ends a grab, using Aid Another actions, etc.). The other is creativity (i.e. Chen and Lost Soul's suggestions). And again, I'd stress that the Purple Worm...

Not me personally but let's put it this way: when I was using the Beholder, the Cleric got petrified. Twice. (And those were saving throws with bonuses.)

I disagree. D&D has had situations that can push your off button. Such as death. The point isn't to eliminate it entirely, but not to make it as arbitrary as failing one roll. This isn't apparent but the higher in the tiers you go, the more such situations pop up. Is Swallow Whole a bad...

The poster meant using those abilities before the PC got swallowed (i.e. when he was grabbed), not after.

Here's her blog entry (with accompanying photo) on GenCon. She'll apparently be making an appearance in PAX.

You can buy them from Paizo.

Personally, the sculpts for me are in the mid-range. Not as bad as the first few sets but it's seen better days as well. For some of the sculpts, I think it's a hit or miss. The Carrion Crawler does look a bit goofy (I blame the eyes) but sometimes it might work. P.S. Yes, we have lots of bugs...

Good luck to both Linae and Mike!

Actually, we're a bit hard on the poster because this isn't really like 3E. In 3E, you could encounter a Mindflayer and be stunned for 3d4 rounds on a failed saving throw. An unlucky roll screws you for the rest of the game. In 4E, there are such effects such as the Beholder's Petrification...

For me I simply reduce the numbers of the opponents. Usually each encounter involves 5 creatures (4 minions counts as 1) so I simply remove creatures from the encounter (although I try to have one representative monster as much as possible).

Actually in an interview with Rob Heinsoo, those oriental "ki" classes might be popping up in the future. The question is whether to release it as part of the PHB set or in its own handbook (i.e. Martial Power).

Carrion Crawler's paralysis is effectively stunned so I'd just use Stun. Other options include Restrained.

As a GM who's used Purple Worms in 4E, I never really got to use that particular ability because it's actually very difficult to meet the conditions to use it: 1) PC must be grabbed at the start of the Purple Worm's turn 2) PC must be bloodied 3) Attack roll vs. Fortitude And believe me, I've...

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Unlikely based on the Power Card sets being released next year.

You can probably look for more campaign support in Dragon/Dungeon. The 1 Campaign Setting rule only applies to their books. Also, FR is getting indirect support from the RPGA.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5XWC1_Zfkw Also there should be at least one more free issue before they start charging.